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Adrienne Kennedy

American playwright · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1931 · age 95

Adrienne Kennedy is an American playwright. She is best known for Funnyhouse of a Negro, which premiered in 1964 and won an Obie Award. She won a lifetime Obie as well. In 2018 she was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame.

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2003Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardsAward1990American Book AwardsAward1967Guggenheim FellowshipAward1931Born13 September 1931

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Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards2003
American Book Awards1990
Guggenheim Fellowship1967
Star on Playwrights' Sidewalk

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United States
Category
Writers
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Status
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Born 1931 · age 95

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